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| Beat the System | ||||
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| Released | 1984 | |||
| Studio | Mama Jo's, North Hollywood | |||
| Genre | Christian rock | |||
| Length | 41:15 | |||
| Label | StarSong, A&M | |||
| Producer | Jonathan David Brown | |||
| Petra chronology | ||||
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| AllMusic |   [1] |
Beat the System is the seventh studio album of the Christian rock band Petra. It was released in late 1984.[2][nb 1]
It is the first album to feature John Lawry on keyboards, although he only joined towards the end of the recording process; his contributions were limited to some overdubs on the songs "Beat the System", "Clean" and "Adonai".[3][unreliable source?] Most of the keyboards on the album, as well as all the bass and drum parts, were performed by session musician Carl Marsh; Petra members Mark Kelly (bass) and Louie Weaver (drums) did not perform on the album.[3] Fairlight programmer Rhett Lawrence added some elements to "Clean" and "Hollow Eyes".[3] Carl Marsh's programming, under the direction of producer Jonathan David Brown, veered the sound of the album more in the synth-rock genre of music. The album was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Gospel Performance by a Duo or Group in 1986.
- ^ AllMusic review
- ^ "Petra (9) - Beat The System". Discogs. 1986. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
- ^ a b c "Jonathan David Brown: the Petra years at A Guide to Petra". Guidetopetra.com. August 24, 1998. Retrieved February 16, 2013.
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